TPT May 2009

I ndustry N ews

Hexagon acquires French 3D software company

Gem Tool completes move to new facility Gem Tool Corp, USA, a leading tube cutting tool manufacturer, has recently completed its move to a new location in Oak Creek (WI), USA. With larger facilities, Gem Tool has increased the capacity to provide a quicker customer service. With over 35 years of experience, Gem Tool provides a wide range of HSS, carbide and diamond industrial cutting tools to the global market. This range includes scarfing rings, inserts, ferrites, impeders, end-prep tools and cutoff blades. The company also offers sharpening services for these products. Gem Tool Corporation – USA Fax : +1 414 762 0615 Website : www.gemtoolcorp.com Read this magazine online @:

Hexagon has announced the acquisition of Technodigit Sarl (Lyon, France), the developer of 3DReshaper ® software. This software package takes 3D data from scanning devices and allows point cloud processing, surface reconstruction and geometric shape extraction. The 3DReshaper application is a fully featured 3D package. It offers powerful features like the ability to import point clouds  Technodigit is the developer of 3DReshaper ® software

of unlimited size, mesh shaping and editing and 3D surface comparison for inspection. Users can take advantage of the wide variety of capabilities that 3DReshaper offers. “The acquisition of Technodigit will enhance our existing portfolio of software solutions. Customers in the aerospace, medical, dental, surveying, automotive, power generation and die and mould markets are demanding the variety of capabilities that Technodigit’s software will bring,” says Mr Ola Rollén, president and CEO of Hexagon AB. The acquisition is effective immediately, and the Technodigit development team will join the Hexagon Metrology software development group, which employs more than 100 in-house developers worldwide. Hexagon Metrology – Switzerland Fax : +41 62 737 68 68 Email : press@hexagonmetrology.com Website : www.hexagonmetrology.com Technodigit Sarl – France Fax : +33 4 74 06 71 49 Email : contact@technodigit.com Website : www.technodigit.com

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